by Akina Hansen | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bestselling Irish novelist Sally Rooney has announced her first novel since Normal People. It’s titled Beautiful World, Where Are You and is due for publication in September. In a similar style to Conversations With Friends and Normal People, the novel...
by Akina Hansen | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lonely Boy, the memoir by Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones, is getting the television treatment courtesy of director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire). Considered one of the most groundbreaking musical acts in popular music, The Sex Pistols...
by Akina Hansen | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
After the turmoil of 2020, 2021 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for books on screens big and small. Here’s 5 books you should check out before their adaptations drop this year! The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga – Netflix Aravind Adiga’s 2008...
by Akina Hansen | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Netflix released Bridgerton on Christmas Day and already many have binge-watched the series. Production Weekly has released information that series 2 is scheduled for production in March 2021. Although Netflix is yet to confirm, it seems destined to be made...
by Akina Hansen | Jan 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
NSW Public Libraries invite book lovers from across the state to join them in reading Lucky’s by Andrew Pippos this summer and to come together to discuss it, creating a shared experience through reading. Monday 11 January: Instagram Readalong begins! Find out more in...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Richard Osman’s book, The Thursday Murder Club, has pipped Barack Obama’s juggernaught of a book, A Promised Land, to number one on the UK bestsellers list. Read our book review of The Thursday Murder Club here BUY a copy Read our review of A Promised...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
While 2020 has been a bit of a stinker in a lot of ways, one way it wasn’t was our podcasts. We put out over forty podcasts this year, the most since we started doing them back in 2018! Below you’ll find a list of our most listened podcasts in 2020 –...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re fancying a bookish escape but aren’t yet comfortable with travelling, why not take a tour of Jane Austen’s house? The Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire is offering free 360-degree virtual tours of the house Austen lived in from...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Prestigious English thriller author John le Carré (born David Cornwell) has passed away aged 89, his agent and family confirmed today. In a statement, his family said the author passed on Saturday night after a battle with pneumonia. le Carré best best known for his...
by Akina Hansen | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
The winners of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced, celebrating outstanding literary talent in Australia across fiction, non fiction, YA and children’s literature, poetry and Australian history. The awards first began in 2008...
